The brunt of jokes during the recently completed season, Pac-12 men’s basketball won’t be down for long.

Wednesday’s announcement that 6-foot-5 Shabazz Muhammad of Las Vegas has committed to UCLA boosted the Bruins to the nation’s No. 3 class, according to Scout.com. Muhammad is listed either first or second nationally according to recruiting sites.

The Bruins also landed another top-25 player, 6-8 Kyle Anderson of Jersey City, N.J. And UCLA is awaiting word from 6-9 center Tony Parker, one of the nation’s top uncommitted prospects and a pal of Muhammad.

Kentucky, as usual, has landed the nation’s top class.

But look who’s at No. 2. It’s Arizona, with a five-player recruiting class that includes three national top-25 players: 7-foot Kaleb Tarczewski of Soiuthborough, Mass.; 6-8 Brandon Ashley of Henderson, Nev.; and 6-9 Grant Jerrett of La Verne, Calif.

The Pac-12 also claims another team in the national top-25. Yes, that’s Colorado. The Buffs’ six-man class features two four-star, national top-100 prospects in 6-9 Josh Scott of Lewis-Palmer HS and 6-6 Xavier Johnson of Mater Dei HS in Santa Ana, Calif. Scout.com also rates 6-8 Wesley Gordon of Colorado Springs Sierra as a four-star signee for CU.

Terry Frei graduated from Wheat Ridge High School in the Denver area and has degrees in history and journalism from the University of Colorado-Boulder. He worked for the Rocky Mountain News while attending CU and joined the Post staff after graduation. He has also worked at the Oregonian in Portland, Ore., and The Sporting News. His seventh book, March 1939: Before the Madness, was issued in February 2014.